By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on January 30, 2010 11:00 AM
Toys R Us Has Launched The Second Great Trade-In Event Where Parents Can Donate Used Car Seats, And Other Children's Items To Receive A 25% Discount
"The Great Trade-In" Event By Toys R Us
Out with the old, in with the new: In New York City as well as across the country, Toys R Us is spearheading an initiative so parents and caregivers can trade in potentially unsafe, old, and used baby products as part of “The Great Trade-In” event.
Items that can be traded in include used car seats, strollers, play yards, high chairs, toddler beds, and cribs. (Many of these items are old and still in circulation, but should not actually be used or passed on to someone else.) In exchange for turning in these products, consumers will receive a 25 percent savings on certain new baby items.
Head To Toys R Us In Times Square
The program began yesterday, and continues through Feb. 20. During the first trade-in event, in Sept. 2009, tens of thousands of items were brought in; used car seats were the number one item brought to stores--as well as the number one item purchased.
In New York, the place to head, of course, is the Toys R Us in Times Square. (1514 Broadway at 44th Street; 1-800-TOYSRUS). In addition to ridding yourself of those baby products that have been sitting in the attic, kids can partake of the giant Ferris wheel; walk-in Barbie Dream house; and the "R Zone," a 5500-square megalopolis of the newest in electronic games, DVDs, and other tech gizmos.
Fun For Kids Of All Ages
Customers can play on giant plasma screens (and those over 30 are guaranteed to walk out with unsteady balance and buzzing in your ears, not to mention your brains, so be forewarned.) Oh yes, watch out for the 5-ton, 20-foot-high, 34-foot long animatronic dinosaur inspired by “Jurassic Park.” If you weren’t unsteady on your feet after the Ferris Wheel and the game room, you will be after an encounter with him.
